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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many countries had a electoral democracy in the late 1990's?
(a) 75.
(b) 165.
(c) 125.
(d) 120.

2. What was S. E. Finer's occupation?
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Historian.
(c) Sociologist.
(d) Economist.

3. Who said "I conceive that land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living and countless members are still unborn"?
(a) An Ivory Coast chief.
(b) A Somalian chief.
(c) A New Guinean chief.
(d) A Nigerian chief.

4. When was "Discourse on the Origins of Inequality" published according to chapter 3?
(a) 1765.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1755.
(d) 1754.

5. How large was the Chinese Empire in 1 A.D.?
(a) Comparable to medieval Japan.
(b) Comparable to 1945 Russia.
(c) Comparable to the Roman Empire.
(d) Comaprable to modern day Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the predynastic Yangshao period run according to Chapter 6?

2. Who collectivized land in 1978?

3. What percentage of taxes are collected in the U.S?

4. How many enemy soldiers did the state of Qin kill during the period from 356 to 236 B.C?

5. What is a particularly well-developed and pure example of segmentary lineage organization?

(see the answer key)

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